Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 168 The Sun God, Resurrection
All emerging technologies often share a common feature.

That is, this thing is not very stable.

Although Du Yi looked relaxed after shrinking, he had to concentrate constantly in order to maintain his body's contraction for a long time. While Du Yi wasn't entirely incapable of multitasking, fighting someone was a different story.

When the golden flames actually burned his body, and when Du Yi began to think about fighting back, his immature shrinking magic was already on the verge of collapse.

To be fair, Du Yi really didn't want to crush this eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god. Since the other party had clearly expressed a lot of information that he didn't know, he really wanted to spare the eagle-headed, human-bodied monster's life. So, before the shrinking magic was about to collapse, he had already warned the eagle-headed man to dodge at the top of his lungs, and even shouted it several times in a row.

But who would have thought that instead of dodging, the eagle-headed man intensified his firepower and even lifted his body over his head.

"This……"

Du Yi, having moved aside, stared at the eagle-headed man on the ground, now flattened, and remained speechless for a long time.

"……never mind."

After a moment of silence, Du Yi looked at the four priests.

"Which of you knows the resurrection spell?"

The four priests were dumbfounded. They had all been waiting to die, but they never expected that the serpent god, which had shrunk, could grow back to its original size. The once arrogant sun god was now completely crushed into a piece of papyrus.

The sun god, who was about to settle scores with them, fell down just like that, and the great serpent god actually regained his majestic form. The four priests no longer needed to worry about the sun god's retribution, simply because the great serpent god possessed such great power.

The great serpent god is one thing, but the great serpent god who defeated the sun god is quite another.

The ups and downs of life can be so thrilling.

"I'm asking you a question. Which of you knows the resurrection spell?"

Just then, the sound came from mid-air once again.

This prompted the four priests to bow in respect.

"You want to resurrect... the sun god?"

Of the four priests, Ansag the Crowned was the first to guess the serpent god's intentions, which made him admire the serpent god's ruthlessness.

Killing them wasn't the end of it; they had to be resurrected and captured alive on the spot. The serpent god was extremely ruthless towards its enemies!
"You don't need to do anything."

Ansag, the Crowned One, bowed his head respectfully.

"Gods cannot be killed. You just need to wait for it to recover on its own. It won't take long... If you can expose it to sunlight, it might recover even faster."

"Oh? There's such a saying?"

The enormous shadow that had been obscuring the eagle-headed man was moved aside slightly, and the midday sun shone on the eagle-headed man.

This seems to actually have some effect; at least under the sunlight, the eagle-headed man's flattened body is indeed constantly bouncing back.

"You really can't kill him?"

Du Yi suddenly became curious; he even wanted to spit on it to test the eagle-headed man's quality.

This was also the counterattack he was just preparing to use: a direct venom spray, which was always the most effective way to deal with eagles flying in the sky.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Du Yi gave up this dangerous attempt, simply because he could see that the newly recovered eagle-headed man was still very weak. If he were to be killed by the eagle-headed man's spit, then all his efforts would have been in vain.

After thinking for a moment, Du Yi ordered the priests to bring over cattle and sheep, and they grilled them while waiting for the eagle-headed man to recover.

……

When the sun god regained consciousness, the sun had already set.

The light shining upon him was no longer the warm sunlight, but the cold moonlight, which caused the sun god to experience excruciating pain all over his body. The pain was so deep that it almost made him lose consciousness again. This must be a nightmare, it must be.

As memories from before his coma gradually resurfaced, the Sun God became increasingly reluctant to open his eyes.

How could this be? Why? Didn't he already win? Didn't he already have that evil ancient serpent's retinue in his grasp?

Why did that evil ancient serpent suddenly grow so big?
If it were just a mountain crashing down, with his divine strength, he might not necessarily be able to withstand it—but the enormous force that suddenly burst forth from his palm far surpassed that of a so-called mountain.

Faced with such absolute violence, he didn't even have time to react before he was crushed into the ground.

"But... I now have a second chance."

Thinking this, the sun god opened his eyes.

"Although the sunlight I've absorbed isn't enough for me to fully recover, it's enough for one battle..."

The sun god's gaze froze.

Because, in front of him, there was an even larger pair of snake eyes, staring intently at him.

"You're awake already? Come and eat if you're awake."

The enormous ancient serpent raised its long tail, and a whole skewer of roasted beef was presented to the sun god.

This is a true roasted beef, using a whole tree trunk as a skewer to roast three whole cows over a fire until cooked.

Even though the Sun God considered himself to be very knowledgeable, this was the first time he had ever seen kebabs of this caliber.

And this unheard-of cooking method, along with the enormous snake body so close at hand...

"This is not a member of the ancient serpent's retinue at all!"

At that moment, the sun god realized that he had probably made a wrong judgment.

In the previous battles, he was not facing any of the ancient serpent's familiars at all.

From the very beginning, what fought him was the evil ancient serpent itself.

"They actually used a snake's shed skin to deceive me..."

The sun god had never been so angry. He, as a god, had never been so fooled. This evil ancient serpent was so insidious!

"Even if I haven't fully recovered, I still have the strength to fight!"

Taking a deep breath, the sun god's body was instantly engulfed in golden flames, his dazzling appearance resembling a second sun about to rise!
However, at that very moment, a huge shadow fell down upon them.

What appeared in sight was an overwhelming expanse of snake tails.

"Boom-"

The heavy serpent's tail slammed onto the ball of golden flame, and the sun god, who had just lit up, was instantly embedded in the earth once more.

It wasn't until the evening of the second day that the sun god, who had absorbed sunlight all day, regained consciousness.

"Are you behaving yourself this time?"

Just as the Sun God was about to make his move, a voice came from mid-air.

"If you're honest, then speak properly and tell me everything you know."

(End of this chapter)